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What Happens After We Die?

Posted on September 22, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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  Is there life after death? The question has haunted humans for ages. It is the stuff of existential crises, and some answer to the question is provided in nearly every form of religion the world has known. Even for the irreligious, the unanswerable question of the Great Beyond looms. Blaise Pascal, the 17th-century philosopher,…

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Psalm 118

A Psalm for Every Occasion

Posted on July 29, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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  Christians have turned to the Psalms over and over again throughout the history of the church. These ancient prayers have provided millions of people with just the right words to express their powerful emotions of agonizing grief, frightening confusion, or exultant joy. These are more than just beautiful words—they seem to tap into some…

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What are you grieving amid COVID-19?

Posted on April 22, 2020January 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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This is not how I imagined we would observe Easter. You either—I suspect. But in a recent conversation, a friend and I realized that this Easter was a lot like the first one—Jesus’ friends, holed up in a room for fear of death, grieving deep loss and not knowing the way ahead. I’ve been drawn…

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